WILHELM "WILL" CREED .
"i can feel the love i want, i can feel the love i need, but it's never gonna come the way i am. could I change it if i wanted? can I rise above the flood? will it wash out in the water, or is it always in the blood?" ─ in the blood, john mayer
IDENTIFICATION .
full name : wilhelm joseph creed .
nickname : will ( preferred ) , willy ( don't you dare ) .
gender : cis man .
pronouns : he / him .
sexuality : bisexual .
age : fourty .
date of birth : december 16th .
status : resident .
class : virtue .
hierarchy : queen .
occupation : head of surgery / trauma .
FAMILY .
father : john creed ( gone ) .
mother : fiona creed .
siblings : none .
significant others : none .
REFLECTION .
face claim : theo james .
height : 6 ' 0 "
hair color : dirty blond .
eye color : brown .
PSYCHOLOGICAL .
zodiac sign : sagittarius .
meyer - briggs : isfj : the defender .
positive traits : leader , calm , friendly
negative traits : blunt , stoic , perfectionist .
character parallels : tobias eaton ( divergent ) , henry de tamble ( the traveler's wife ) , prince phillip ( disney ) , noah calhoun ( the notebook ) , jack kelly ( newsies ) , king henry ( shakespearean ) .
TLDR .
Will grew up in hardship, the son of Rejected parents in a home filled with violence. His father abandoned them, and his mother’s string of abusive boyfriends made life unbearable. Seeking escape, he wandered the streets, stealing books to read and sketching to distract himself from hunger.
Christian found him during one of these escapes, taking him under his wing like a little brother. Inspired by Christian’s resourcefulness, Will worked hard in school, determined to carve a better future. He learned to pick locks, survive on his own, and protect the younger kids around him. His mother made brief attempts to change, and for a while, things were good... Until another abusive boyfriend shattered it all. After a brutal beating, Will left for good.
Christian mentored him again, and though his aptitude test suggested Virtue, he initially resisted. Only Christian’s plea, (Virtue’s hospital had resources Vice desperately needed), convinced him. He chose Virtue, excelling as a surgeon and rising quickly to head of surgery and trauma. He secretly trades with the Hearts, ensuring life-saving tonics reach those who need them. He believes he’s surpassed his teacher, but that’s a thought he keeps to himself .
FULL STORY .
Life was never exactly easy for Will, but that didn’t mean he would just accept defeat.
Born to a rejected Mother and Father, it was always clear that his father blamed his mother for their situation. They constantly got into arguments and fights. Eventually, it got to a point when his father stormed out one day and he never came back.
Every one of her new boyfriends after that were worse than the last. He began to prefer the ones that pretended he didn’t exist rather than the ones that would throw a bottle at him for any reason or burn him with a cigarette bud.
He’d leave the house often, get away from it all when he could. Try to things to buy little things to read on his own or draw pictures… The only real problem was the hunger pains and headaches.
Christian found him on one of these excursions and took him under his wing like a little brother. Will really looked up to Christian. He wanted to be confident like he was. Resourceful. He started to work even harder at school. If Christian was getting out, he was too.
He was a great student but he also knew what it took to survive. Especially since Christian went into Vice when he was 14. He moved out, learned to pick locks and pockets, take what others had in excess. Being alone helped him look after the younger kids now. Protect them. Mend their injuries. Turns out he had a talent for it.
His mother tried. He believed she did. She was just loving him in the only way she knew how. He just wished he understood it or could feel it. It seemed like she was cleaning up and he moved back in. Things were good. He treasured those months.
She got another new boyfriend and the world collapsed again right before his eyes. After getting beaten by the stranger when Will tried to pour a tonic down the sink, he left his mom for the last time. That was last time he ever saw her. He was on his own again.
Christian again, took him under his wing, becoming a sort of protégé even before he even graduated high school. And hey, it worked, his aptitude test called for virtue. Even if he decided he wasn’t going there, it was nice to see the world open up.
He was fully prepared to be a Heart. Even the encouragement of some of the professors in the university couldn’t change his mind… Then the only person that could change his mind— did.
Christian explained how dire of a situation the hospital in vice was. No new supplies, equipment, or help. If Will could go to Virtue and work in their hospital, there was a chance he could get the things they needed to help more people survive.
It was an easy choice. He chose to be a virtue and worked his ass off to be a queen. He even got close with some of the professors. Will was a hotshot rookie surgeon in no time.
That was when he started trading with the Hearts. Virtue was lacking in tonic. They didn’t like to use it unless it was a high status person. He wasn’t a fan.
And eventually, he became head of surgery and trauma because of his efforts. Personally, he believes he’s surpassed his teacher, but he keeps that part to himself .
WANTED CONNECTIONS .
1 . best friend : Someone who’s stuck with him through every high and low. They’ve seen him angry, exhausted, and soft in ways no one else ever has. He trusts them completely, and they’re one of the few people he can actually relax around .
2 . found family : A younger sibling figure or someone he treats like his own kid. He has endless protective energy and will defend them without hesitation. Whether they need guidance, a place to crash, or someone to patch them up, he’ll be there every single time .
3 . the neighbor : They live down the hall and always hear him coming home late. They’ve started leaving little things outside his door like a note, food, a bad joke. He keeps every one of them .
4 . the nurse : His steady partner in chaos, the one who knows how to calm him when his temper flares. They see the moments when he’s too tired to hide how much he cares .
5 . after-hours drinking buddy & sparring partner : They both work impossible hours and meet at the same quiet bar after shifts. It’s a friendship made of exhaustion and shared silence. The other is someone he boxes or trains with to keep his edge. They trade bruises and banter like it’s therapy .
6 . one that got away : Maybe they dated before he became so consumed by his work. They chose themselves, and he respects that, but part of him wonders what would’ve happened if he’d just asked them to stay .
7 . the barista : They’ve memorized his order and can tell what kind of day he’s having by how he stirs his coffee. He swears it isn’t friendship, but they’ve seen him smile more than anyone else .
8 . shameless flirting : They flirt with him every time they end up in his care: compliments, winks, “you make painkillers unnecessary, doc.” It’s ridiculous, but also hard to ignore when the room gets quiet. Maybe they’re teasing, or maybe they’re daring him to break a rule .
9 . one-night mistake : They met off duty (a bar, a fundraiser, a Vice club) and didn’t realize who the other was until the next morning when they ended up face-to-face in the operating wing. Now they’re trying to pretend it never happened .
10 . on-call rendezous : They work the same brutal shifts, and somewhere between exhaustion and adrenaline, things got complicated. Now every quiet hallway feels like temptation .